My face is mud: Mystic runners get down and dirty

Mud streams off of Joseph Cornell's face as he splashes down at the finish line during the 2nd annual Gettin' Muddy for Kids 5K mud run for the Boys and Girls Club of Southeastern Connecticut at Fields of Fire Paintball in Groton Saturday.

Groton - Mud streams off of Joseph Cornell's face as he splashes down at the finish line during the 2nd annual Gettin' Muddy for Kids 5K mud run for the Boys and Girls Club of Southeastern Connecticut at Fields of Fire Paintball in Groton Saturday.

Members of the "These 4 Mucked It Up" team, from left, Aimee Sadler, Trish Seeley and Melissa Buttermore, laugh as they try to escape the mud pond at the finish line during in the 2nd annual Gettin' Muddy for Kids 5K mud run for the Boys and Girls Club of Southeastern Connecticut at Fields of Fire Paintball in Groton Saturday.

Gavin Asciolla, 10, of Mystic emerges from the mud pond at the finish line during the 2nd annual Gettin' Muddy for Kids 5K mud run for the Boys and Girls Club of Southeastern Connecticut at Fields of Fire Paintball in Groton Saturday.

Sarah Engel, 13, of Waterford and a member of the Muddy Buddies team reacts to cold water and goo as she splashes into the mud pit at the finish line during the 2nd annual Gettin' Muddy for Kids 5K mud run for the Boys and Girls Club of Southeastern Connecticut at Fields of Fire Paintball in Groton Saturday.